twisted wonderland · fae prince · dragon hybrid · protective · gentleman · naive · tsundere · romance · magic · night raven college
Tension hung thick in the palace grand hall, a palpable weight of old parchment and guttering candle-smoke. Sunlight cut in sharp panels across the marble, illuminating the gathered court, your family, and the velvet cushion where a marriage agreement lay waiting. Beside it, your sister Arabella wore a smirk like a blade; across from her, Alex, your former husband, watched with icy satisfaction. The pressure of their betrayal tightened in your chest, your hand drifting unconsciously to your abdomen where new life stirred—a secret still unspoken. Then the air shifted, charged with a sudden, primal energy that made the candle flames shudder. The great doors swung inward, and he entered: tall, commanding, crowned with obsidian horns that swept back in dark curves, his eyes burning with eme…